Alternate Energy

Enel Adds 20 MW of Geothermal in Italy
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New Green Jobs Come to West Virginia’s “Billion Dollar Coalfield”
A family clinic in Williamson, West Virginia has just put a new 11-kilowatt solar installation on its roof, and the relatively tiny project could be the harbinger of a big shakeup in coal country. …..

The World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car
Join the forum discussion on this post This likely blows previous fuel efficiency records out of the water:VW to roll out 313mpg car in Germany and UKLast week at the Qatar Motor Show saw the world …..

Princeton’s Ivy Halls To Be Powered By Solar Energy
Sunpower Solar PanelsPrinceton University will soon be home to the largest solar field on a U.S. college campus. Scheduled for completion by summer 2012, the 5.3 megawatt system will be comprised of…..

Washington Utility Proves Home Solar and Wind Too Pricey?
The Northwestern plains are widely considered to have the best conditions for wind power in the US. But a fourteen month pilot project at Inland Power and Light, in Spokane, Washington, set up to com…..

Recurrent Energy: Pushing into the PV Supply Chain
 Earlier this week, Recurrent Energy announced an agreement to buy approximately 180MW of solar PV modules for our Ontario projects. The module supply agreement is with Celestica, a well-known Toro…..

URGENT!! Walker’s War on Wind continues; hearing Feb. 9
PSC 128 (wind siting rule) has been scheduled for a public hearing by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. Capitol, 412…..

Agave Plant Could Be a Perfect Source of Biofuel
Researchers at the University of Illinois claim that the Agave plant (used in making tequila) could be a great source of biofuel. According to some articles published in the journal Global Change Biol…..

Turning Sunlight Into Hydrogen Directly By Using Spinach-Derived Proteins
A system that converts the energy of sunlight directly into hydrogen has been discovered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Scientists there have managed to design what they call a “biohybrid photoconv…..

Webinar: China and Energy – Innovation, Competitiveness, and Meeting Soaring Demand
On Monday, I appeared on an hour-long webinar hosted by theEnergyCollective.com on China and Energy, diving into questions of energy innovation, competitiveness, and the challenge of meeting China’s s…..

Nuclear Power in a Post-Partisan Approach to Energy
Originally published by Alex Trembath at Americans for Energy Leadership. In the wake of cap-and-trade’s defeat, and as we begin a new session of Congress, common ground must be found on policy …..

Etalim’s novel engine could bust open microCHP, small biogas and solar thermal power markets, among others
I have a story in MIT Technology Review today that looks at a very cool engine design from a Vancouver-based startup called Etalim.  The story gives a somewhat technical explanation of how the en…..

Ultrasound Technology Used to Fabricate Future’s Best Thermoelectric Materials
By using a technology that is normally suited to cleaning jewelery, with common solvents, ultrasounds, and 1 milligram of layered material (such as graphite), Dr. Valeria Nicolosi, the collaborator fr…..

Solar Stocks; XsunX (OTCBB: XSNX) MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, 2/4
LOS ANGELES, CA – February 4, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) – Future of algae, solar cell manufacturing, economic recovery, investor enthusiasm, building envelope to save en…..

Who Else Wants a Great Solar Water Heating System?
Solar hot water systems can save a lot of money and decrease a family’s environmental footprint. Deciding to install solar panels, however, is a huge undertaking. The first step of installing a solar …..

ODAC Newsletter – Feb 4
Nervousness about the mounting political turmoil in Egypt kept Brent blend above $100/barrel this week. There is concern not only about oil deliveries through the Suez Canal and the Sumed pipeline, …..

Princeton to Install Solar Collector Field, One of the Largest on a US Campus
02/04/2011 – Princeton University will install a 5… …..

Suntech Power Holdings Signs 150-MW Solar-Panel Deal With Sempra
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Secessionist Grid Hurts Texas as Day After Tomorrow Freeze Causes Blackouts
Go-it-alone Lone Star state Texas might be having second thoughts about keeping its grid separate from the US grid this week. Sub-zero weather is hitting states far from the Arctic that are not p…..

Hyundai Sending Fuel-Efficient Hydrogen Vehicles To Northern Europe
Fuel efficient hydrogen-powered Hyundai vehicles will soon be cruising Scandanavian streets, thanks to a pilot program which aims to introduce them to the European market.  Government employees in No…..

Will Wisconsin’s emerging technologies survive under Walker?
From an article by Mike Ivey in The Capital Times: When President Obama toured the state last week, he visited two companies in Manitowoc to promote Wisconsin’s high-tech, clean-energy economy.First,…..

Oil Price Could Doom Obama
Join the forum discussion on this post The following guest post is from OilPrice.com. Normally I don’t add any of my own commentary to these guest essays, but in this case I would say that the idea …..

Global: 3 corporate-to-corporate cleantech joint ventures
This week, 3 cleantech JVs were formed between global corporations: Peugeot and BMW for hybrid electric cars, Scottish and Southern Energy and Scandinavian energy providers for renewable energy, and G…..

Europe Weekly: New Scottish and Scandinavian renewable energy partnership
This week, Scottish and Southern Energy partnered with Norwegian and Swedish energy providers to develop a subsea interconnection between Scotland and Norway that will link their renewable energy reso…..

A Mighty Wind Farm Sought for Massive Wastewater Treatment Plant
If you were an astronaut orbiting the Earth, you could spot the Muskegon County, Michigan wastewater treatment plant. That’s how huge the facility is, which is one reason why its management is eager…..

Asia Weekly: GE and Fuji collaborate on smart grid infrastructure
This week, corporate giants GE and Fuji electric formed a JV to build new generation electric meters to support Japan’s advancement in smart grid infrastructure. …..

N. America Weekly: Fisker Automotive lands another $150 million
This week, Fisker Automotive, a producer of luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, received a $150M round of funding. …..

How Nuclear Fits into Obama’s Ambitious Goal
By Dan O’Connor | Originally published at Americans for Energy Leadership The target which President Obama proposed in his State of the Union address – that 80% of the United States’ (US) ener…..

The energy report: 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
Our new Energy Report confirms that all the world’s energy needs could be provided cleanly, sustainably and economically by the year 2050. Renewable energy is the way ahead. Fossil fuels like oil …..

Black Titanium Dioxide Helps Hydrogen Ouf of Water, Berkeley Scientists Find
They used titanium dioxide (TiO2) whose lattice structure had been modified by changing its ordered pattern. They did that by hydrogenating the TiO2 crystals and found out that the disordered titanium…..

Electric Car Stocks Alert; (NasdaqGM: AONE), (NASDAQ: TSLA), (NASDAQ: ECTY), (OTCBB: EVCA)
February 3, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com a leading global investor and industry portal covering the green and renewable energy sector reports on recent gr…..

NABCEP Revises Eligibility Criteria for Small Wind Installer
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is pleased to release revised eligibility criteria for their Small Wind Installer Certification. The revised criteria will become e…..

In 2011: Diversification in PV Tech, Equipment Sophistication, CPV Gains
Photovoltaics World asked industry executives and technology experts to comment on the trends and market forces they see driving PV technology in 2011. The experts see both a diversification in techn…..

Can Evergreen Solar Be Our Sputnik Moment?
Each year, when writing the CE Views column immediately after the annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit (co-produced by International Business Forum and Clean Edge), I’ve been struck by how it always see…..

Spain’s Iberdrola To Invest €365m into Mexican Wind
Spanish energy company Iberdrola is to invest €365m to grow in Mexico’s booming wind-power market at a time when other international firms are also rushing to muscle in Latin America’s second-large…..

Post-Warranty Wind Energy O&M: In-house, third-party, or OEM?
Despite a hindered growth of wind installations in 2010, the industry expects to add 100,000 more turbines over the next two decades. What’s more is that in roughly 5 years the expected growth in ope…..

Will California’s Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual help streamline renewable energy permitting in the California deserts?
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Bill Holmes Selected to Law360′s 2011 Energy Editorial Advisory Board
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Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy Endorses Michael Ciftci for Tampa City Council, District 3
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Energy Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Decision Further Dismantles an Already Weakened Federal Transmission Siting Authority
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NAES Corporation Welcomes Two New Vice Presidents
NAES Corporation, a broad-based provider of services to the energy industry, announces the addition of two vice presidents to the NAES Engineering & Construction Group. Butch Kimbrell has joined NAE…..

Thin film myth-busting with Inventux
Increasing competitiveness is a top priority for the thin film industry this year, as the raw material price advantage it had been enjoying over its crystalline silicon rivals now significantly reduc…..

Solar Universe Makes Solar More Affordable With BriteLease™
Solar Universe announces the availability of BriteLease™, a residential solar lease program backed by Suntech, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer. This lease offering makes solar accessi…..

India’s Renewable Future: Challenges and Prospects
India is perceived as a developing country, but it is developing at a pace that is not matched by many others. We have experienced significant economic growth. Yet the fact remains that our growth is…..

Taiwan Increases Offshore Wind Tariff 30 Percent
DigiTimes reports that new feed-in tariffs posted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs have increased offshore wind tariffs by more than 30%. …..

ATI Panamericana Completes Geophysical Survey for the Panama Canal Atlantic Bridge
The Panama Canal Authority, in Panama known as the Autoridad del Canal de Panama (ACP), is conducting a geotechnical investigation along the footprint of a new bridge crossing the new and existing Pa…..

U.S. Installs Only One Geothermal Plant in 2010
The final tally is out: The U.S. installed 15 MW of utility-scale geothermal power in 2010, down from 176 MW the year before. Not exactly a rousing number – but also not a fully accurate picture of…..

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Orlando Tour Stop announced in the 2011 Florida Renewable Energy Tour
The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) is excited to announce the final tour stop in the 2011 Florida Renewable Energy Tour with an afternoon Town Hall event at the University of Central Fl…..

Power Integrations: Profiting from Efficient Electronics
With new climate legislation or a renewable portfolio standard unlikely now that Republicans control the US House of Representatives, progress on clean energy is likely to come mostly from action at …..

Bruce Power gets OK to ship 16 radioactive generators through Great Lakes
Bruce Power has been given the go-ahead to transport 16 decommissioned steam generators from southwestern Ontario to Sweden for recycling. …..

"Into Eternity": The quest to make us forget nuclear waste
A still from “Into Eternity” A spooky meditation on the impossibility of communicating with the distant future, Danish director Michael Madsen’s “Into Eternity” is more like a troubling dream, or outt…..

European leaders launch trillion-euro energy revamp
BRUSSELS: European leaders launched Friday a trillion-euro bid to slash dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas, clearing the way to place nuclear power at the centre of 21st century needs. …..

EDF sees way to finance new Calvert…
The developers of a new nuclear reactor in Southern Maryland have asked state energy regulators to tweak a proposal that could allow them to start building the long-delayed project. …..

Nuclear reactor in Surry remains inactive
One of the two nuclear reactors in Surry County is still shut down by a cooling problem. …..

Gibson: "We can bring clean, nuclear power to the 20th District"
He’s mentioned it before in past public appearances, but it hasn’t been until very recently that Representative Chris Gibson has made nuclear power such a high priority. …..

Point Lepreau project remains on schedule
The Point Lepreau refurbishment project is three years behind schedule. The $1.4-billion Point Lepreau refurbishment project is sticking to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.’s latest schedule, NB Power rep…..

GE Energy expands again, acquires Dresser
Published: Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 3:47 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 3:47 p.m. General Electric enhanced GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s capabilities this week, spending $3 bill…..

Senate panel OKs nuclear bill
A western Kentucky lawmaker whose district is home to a uranium enrichment plant resumed his perennial push Wednesday to lift the state’s ban on the construction of nuclear power plants. …..

Commerce chief eyes India military, nuclear deals
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Thursday he will press India to buy U.S. fighter jets and other advanced technology products when he leads Boeing, Lockheed Martin and 22 other U.S. companies on …..

UK nobbles nukes with hefty clean-up bill
Energy and Climate Change minister Christopher Huhne last week made nuclear energy a whole lot less attractive. …..

Surry nuclear reactor shut down for coolant problem
One of the two nuclear reactors at Dominion Virginia Power’s power station in Surry County along the James River automatically shut down Wednesday because of a coolant problem. …..

NRC moving forward with closing out Yucca review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is closing out its work on Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a nuclear waste repository, even as the Obama administration’s decision to scrap the project faces challenges o…..

Pulling back the curtain on Industrial Wind
They ignore the fact that the wind doesn’t blow consistently, even though its intermittent nature makes wind an undependable source of power and restricts wind generators from consistently reaching th…..

Ferguson pushes the nuclear option
It is pleasing to see at least one minister advocating the introduction of nuclear power in Australia. …..

Senate votes to lift ban against nuclear power plant construction
Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, saw her bill lifting the ban against nuclear power plant construction in Minnesota pass the Senate today . …..